He is also writing a lot of very unoriginal story books too and making a healthy living out of it
I have read quite a few of his novels and while some are very unoriginal and quite similar to one another, there are 2 that are really good IMHO: High Society and Chart Throb. The first one tells the story of a PM who is passing a bill trying to make all drugs legal and the second is Pop Idol and all those crappy "talent" shows from the inside. Hillarious.
(and another thread which changed course. Love it!)